How to exchange the front linkarm at Dahlia 45°
(seat electrical actuator only)
Rea
®
Dahlia 45°
Invacare France Operations SAS
Route de St Roch
37230 Fondettes, France
1587799-B 2019-09-09
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Previously, leave the chair on its wheels and tilt the chair to
unloaded position (about 5°)
1.
Remove the upper safety pin
A
, locking washer
B
and
spacer
C
of the seat electrical actuator.
Tooling:
Use a nipper
2.
Tilt the chair to a seat angle of 30° to 45°
3.
Remove the 4 linkarm screws
B
. If needed, heat the nuts
A
with a hot air gun before untightening the linkarm screws
B
. While heating the nut, place a sight counterclockwise
torque to the screw
B
and stop warming immediately when
the screw starts to turn.
Tooling:
Use a hot air gun and Allen key of 6 mm
4.
Scrap the previous plastic bushings and screws
5.
Use new screws and plastic bushings when assembling the
new linkarm.
Pay attention to the way of the actuator cable.
Tighten the screws with a torque wrench to 17 Nm.
Tooling:
Use a torque wrench
6.
Reverse the procedure to reassemble the electrical
actuator. Check the upper and lower safety pins
A
and
locking washers
B
. If damage, then replace them by new
ones.
Tooling:
Use a nipper
